Newcastle-under-Lyme

Health improved substantially in Newcastle-under-Lyme between the last two censuses. At the same time there were changes in.

The population passed 120,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of Newcastle-under-Lyme increased by 1.5%, from just over 122,000 to 124,000.

The addition of just over 1,800 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Newcastle-under-Lyme was home to, on average, 4.2 people per football pitch-sized piece of land (about 7,140 square metres).

Population density was higher than the average across the West Midlands

Population density (usual residents per 7,140 square metres) across the West Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

Changing work life

The rate of self-employment increased in Newcastle-under-Lyme, but at a slower rate than all other local authority areas in the West Midlands, except Lichfield and Stafford.

Every local authority area across the West Midlands saw a rise in the proportion of self-employed people, as the regional average grew from 7.4% to 8.5%.

In 2011, just under 1 in 13 (7.6%) people aged 16 to 74 in Newcastle-under-Lyme said they were self-employed, compared with 7.0% in 2001. The percentage that were employed decreased from 52% to 52%.

The rate of self-employment was lower than across the West Midlands

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 that that said they were self-employed across local authority areas in the West Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Health improved

The percentage of Newcastle-under-Lyme residents that described their health as bad or very bad decreased from 11% to 6.5% in the decade to 2011.

Rates are standardised to account for variation in age, which can impact the local population's health.

In 2011, just under 8 in 10 (79%) said their health was good or very good, compared with 66% in 2001. The percentage of Newcastle-under-Lyme residents that described their health as fair decreased from 23% to 14%.

The proportion of residents that perceived their health as bad or very bad fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the West Midlands (from 9.7% in 2001 to 6.1% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 9.1% to 5.5%.

These data are people’s own opinions in describing their overall health. They may be inconsistent with other measures of health, such as NHS records.

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health in Newcastle-under-Lyme decreased by 4.1 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the West Midlands and England said their health was bad or very bad, March 2001 and March 2011

Ethnicity in Newcastle-under-Lyme

The number of people in Newcastle-under-Lyme from the White ethnic groups remained close to 120,000 between the last two seasons. This represents a change from 98% to 95% of the local population.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across the West Midlands (from 89% to 83%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in Newcastle-under-Lyme from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from just under 1,300 in 2001 to just over 3,500 in 2011 (from 1.1% to 2.8%). The number of residents from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed) increased from about 680 to about 1,500 (from 0.6% to 1.2%).

About 830 people (0.2%) said they were from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups, up from about 280 in 2001 (0.7%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the White ethnic groups in Newcastle-under-Lyme decreased by 3 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, West Midlands and Newcastle-under-Lyme by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

More people living alone

The percentage of single-person households increased in Newcastle-under-Lyme at a faster rate than across England.

In Newcastle-under-Lyme, the proportion of single-person households increased from 28% in 2001 to 31% in 2011. During the same period, the proportion across England increased from 30% to 30%.

Across the West Midlands, the share of single-person households increased from 29% to 30%.

The percentage of households with a cohabiting couple in Newcastle-under-Lyme increased from 8.5% to 10%, while the percentage of households with a married couple decreased from 40% to 35%.

The percentage of households with only a single-person was higher than across the West Midlands

Percentage of households that that comprised only a single person across local authority areas in the West Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

More people worked short hours

The percentage of employed people in Newcastle-under-Lyme working less than 16 hours increased from 1.9% to 3.2% in the decade to 2011.

In 2011, just under 1 in 11 (9.0%) people aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, compared with 12% in 2001.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the West Midlands (from 1.7% in 2001 to 3.0% in 2011). Across England, the proportion increased from 1.9% to 3.1%.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week in Newcastle-under-Lyme increased by 1.2 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the West Midlands and England that said they had worked less than 16 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

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